Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie Mcknight Hardy
Retreating to a small village on the Welsh borders during the heatwave of 1976, Nif's family are grieving after the accidental drowning of her little sister. To cope Nif invents her own witchcraft based on the animal parts she finds around the village.
A coming of age story where the threat of violence shimmers like a heat haze- Andrew Michael Hurley, The Loney ;Something strong, vivid and disquieting grows tall from Folk Horror soil in this novel. - Aliya Whiteley, The Arrival of Missives
Lucie McKnight Hardy grew up in rural West Wales, the daughter of London immigrants. She grew up speaking Welsh and her education was in Welsh. She studied English at the University of Liverpool, studied creative writing with the OU, and has just completed the MA in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781911585565 |
| ISBN 10 | 1911585568 |
| Title | Water Shall Refuse Them |
| Author | Lucie Mcknight Hardy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cinder House |
| Year published | 2019-07-04 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Caledonia Novel Award 2018, Short-listed for Mslexia 2018 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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